WASILLA​​Road System

Population: 8,275 (Mat-Su Borough: 98,063)Church: MatSu Covenant Church, est. 1987Pastor: Rick MillikanVocational Youth Leader: Tom Mute (CYAK and MatSu Cov)Brief Community Description/ History: The city derives its name from Chief Wasilla, a respected local Dena’ina Athabascan Chief. Before Anchorage was established, the settlement of Knik had served as the transport and supply hub for the region since the 1880s. Wasilla sprang up in 1917 when the Alaska Railroad developed plans to create a stop/station in Wasilla. The city was incorporated in 1973. (cityofwasilla.com)